Top 10 Most Watched BGMI Tournaments of All Time: BGIS, BMPS, BMSD and More

BGIS 2026 is on the cards with the highest prize pool up for grabs in the history of BGMI Esports. BGMI is the game that started a revolution in the country and introduced the notion of competitive mobile esports. BGMI Esports started gaining traction over the years, with the official tournaments getting millions of viewership every year.

If you are an ‘OG’ in the BGMI community, you will remember the pop Soul Mortal received with his 1v3 grenade in PMCO 2018, or the spike BGMI streams get when Jonathan gets on screen. The immense popularity of the BGMI players may have led you to tremble on a question: What are the most-watched BGMI tournaments of all time? We have this answer, and you can check the list below. The rankings are based on pure stats: Peak and Total Viewership a tournament received during its time.

Ranking Factors

Here are the details of the two main ranking factors we considered while compiling the list of most-watched BGMI tournaments of all time.

• Peak Viewership: This metric shows the maximum number of concurrent viewers who watched a stream at a given second.
• Hours Watched: This simply refers to the total watch time on all the streams of a specific tournament. This shows how long the audience stuck with a specific tournament or visited the streams to watch their favourite teams in action.

Note: All the metrics have been taken from one of the trusted sources, Echarts.

Top 10 Most Watched BGMI Tournaments of All Time

10. Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2022

The Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown 2022 was the second most-watched BGMI tournament of that year. This invite-only 24-match tournament, co-hosted by Nodwin and Krafton, was played between 21 July 2022 and 24 July. It had a peak viewership of 314,404 and total watch time of 2535658 hours. 7 Seas Esports were the eventual winners of this event, having a prize pool of 15,00,000 INR.

9. BGMI Masters Series (BGMS) Season 3

The tournament, which made Manya the IGL of the Indian region and announced the comeback of Team Soul, was even more successful in terms of viewership and engagement. This LAN event had a total prize pool of 1.5 Cr INR. BGMS season 3 clocked a peak viewership of 318,710 with a total watch time of 4905866 hours, which was the second highest for the year.

8. Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series (BMPS) 2025

This tournament saw India return to the global stage had many eyeballs on its lead-up. BMPS 2025 not only offered a direct slot to the EWC 2025 but also a huge prize pool of 1,25,00,000 INR. The tournament was dominated by one of the best underdog teams, AryanxTMG, and it saw a peak viewership of 322,381 with a total watch time of 5821550. However, these numbers were still the lowest among the other BGMI tournaments from 2025, which are up ahead in this list.

7. BGMI Masters Series (BGMS) Season 4

BGMS Season 4 saw the rise of K9 Esports. This tournament was played from 18 August 2025 to 14 September 2025 between 28 teams. The tournament also gained decent traction, amassing a peak viewership of 326,960 and watch time of 9562507 hours. It now stands as the most-watched BGMS event in the history of BGMI Esports.

6. BGMI International Cup (BMIC) 2025

This tournament was the gateway to the biggest tournament of this game, PMGC 2025, so naturally, there was huge hype around it, and it even reflects in its numbers. BMIC 2025 received peak viewership of 372,857 with a total watch time of 3190812. BMIC even attracted an international audience since 4 teams from Japan and South Korea also participated in it. Team DRX from South Korea were the eventual winner of this international BGMI tournament, having a prize pool of 1,00,00,000 crore INR.

5. Battlegrounds Mobile India Showdown (BMSD) 2025

The first season of BMSD 2025 was a grand hit. The tournament which offered a direct slot to the PMGC 2025 gauntlet stage, was even well watched by the fans. It had a peak viewership of 393,171 with a total watch time of 9640589 hours. The event was held between 18th September 2025 and 12th October 2025. This tournament, worth 1,00,00,000, was won by Team Orangutan.

4. iQOO Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2021

BGIS 2021 marked the return of BGMI Esports in the country. The numbers are there to speak with the tournament clock a peak viewership of 460,034 and total watch time of 15,294,798 hours. The first official event after BGMI's return was played between 12 December 2021 and 16 January 2022 and it saw Skyligtz Gaming become the champions taking home a major chunk of the total prize pool of 1,00,00,000 crore INR.

3. Battlegrounds Mobile India Series (BGIS) 2025

BGIS 2025 was the most successful tournament of the past year. Not only did it attract huge in-stadium attendance, but it also received massive numbers on YouTube streams. BGIS 2025 was played between 27th February 2025 and 27th April 2025. BGIS 2025 had a peak viewership of 485,132 and 9447435 hours. The tournament saw Team VXT become the champions of India.

2. Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series (BMPS) 2024

The BMPS 2024 was the most-viewed BGMI Esports tournament. It had a total prize pool of 2 crore INR. The tournament had a peak viewership of 493,980 and a total of 11,150,000 watch hours. Team X Spark won this tournament, which was played between 20th August 2024 and 29th September 2024.

1. Launch Party: BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA

This event, which saw the return of the game BGMI in India after a significant period of ban, is the most-watched BGMI tournament (event). This tournament had a total prize pool of 6,00,000 INR and was played on two days between 8 and 9 July 2025. This tournament received the highest recorded viewership in the history of BGMI at 537849. It also had a watch time of 1,962,563 hours.

With more events lined up in this calendar year, you can expect these rankings to change by the end of 2026. With India returning to international competition, the viewership is only expected to rise. For all the latest BGMI Esports updates and news, don't forget to bookmark us.